Review Flashcards

1
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Which ITIL guiding principle recommends using existing services, processes and tools when improving services?

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Start where you are

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2
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Which practice has a purpose that includes ensuring that risks have been properly assessed?

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Change control

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3
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When should a full risk assessment and authorization be carried out for a standard change?

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When the procedure for the standard change is created

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Which statement about emergency changes is CORRECT?

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The assessment and authorization of emergency changes is expedited to ensure they can be implemented quickly

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5
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Which practice coordinates the classification, ownership and communication of service requests and incidents?

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Service desk

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6
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What is warranty?

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Assurance that a product or service will meet agreed requirements

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7
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Which is part of service provision?

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The management of resources configured to deliver the service

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8
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Which statement about a `continual improvement register’ is CORRECT?

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It should be re-prioritized as ideas are documented

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9
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What are ‘engage’, plan' and improve’ examples of?

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Service value chain activities

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10
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Which statement about outcomes is CORRECT?

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An outcome can be enabled by more than one output

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Which statement about service desks is CORRECT?

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The service desk should work in close collaboration with support and development teams

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12
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Which practice updates information relating to symptoms and business impact?

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Incident management

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13
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Which is included in the purpose of the `design and transition’ value chain activity?

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Continually meeting stakeholder expectations for costs

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14
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Which practice has a purpose to support the quality of the service by handling all agreed user initiated service requests?

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Service request management

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15
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Which is NOT a component of the service value system?

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The four dimensions of service management

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16
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Which statement about the steps to fulfill a service request is CORRECT?

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They should be well-known and proven

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17
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What is defined as a cause, or potential cause, of one or more incidents?

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Problem

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18
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Which guiding principle recommends eliminating activities that do not contribute to the creation of value?

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Keep it simple and practical

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19
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When should the effectiveness of a problem workaround be assessed?

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Whenever the workaround is used

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20
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A change is defined as the addition, modification, or removal of anything that could have a direct or
indirect effect on [?].

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services

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21
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Which dimension considers how knowledge assets should be protected?

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Information and technology

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22
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What is a means of enabling value co-creation by facilitating outcomes that customers want to
achieve, without the customer having to manage specific costs and risks?

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A service

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23
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The management of information security incidents usually requires [?].

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A separate process

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24
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What are the ITIL guiding principles used for?

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To help an organization make good decisions

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25
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Which is the CORRECT approach for managing a large improvement initiative as smaller iterations?

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Each iteration should be continually re-evaluated based on feedback

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26
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What is the purpose of the `deployment management’ practice?

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To move new or changed components to live environments

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27
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Which is a service request?

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Requesting information about how to create a document

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28
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The purpose of the supplier management practice is to ensure that the organization’s suppliers and
their [?] are managed appropriately to support the seamless provision of quality products and services.

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performances

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29
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What is a recommendation of the `focus on value’ guiding principle?

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Focus on value at every step of the improvement

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30
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Which guiding principle recommends standardizing and streamlining manual tasks?

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Optimize and automate

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31
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Which describes a set of defined steps for implementing improvements?

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The `continual improvement model’

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32
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Which is a key requirement for a successful service level agreement?

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It should be simply written and easy to understand

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33
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When planning `continual improvement’, which approach for assessing the current state of a service is CORRECT?

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An organization should always develop competencies in methodologies and techniques that will meet their needs

34
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How does a service consumer contribute to the reduction of disk?

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By communicating constraints

35
Q

What helps diagnose and resolve a simple incident?

A

The use of scripts

36
Q

Which ITIL practice has a purpose that includes reducing the likelihood of incidents?

A

Problem management

37
Q

Which service level metrics are BEST for measuring user experience?

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Metrics linked to defined outcomes

38
Q

What are the MOST important skills required by service desk staff?

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Incident analysis skills

39
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TWO statements about an organization’s culture are CORRECT?

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  1. It is created from shared values based on how it carries out its work
  2. It should be based on the objectives of the organization
40
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When should a change request be submitted to resolve a problem?

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As soon as the analysis of cost, risks and benefits justifies the change

41
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Which guiding principle helps to ensure that better information is available for decision making?

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Collaborate and promote visibility

42
Q

Which practice has a purpose that includes observing a service to report selected changes of state identified as events?

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Monitoring and event management

43
Q

Which describes a standard change?

A

A change that is typically implemented as a service request

44
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How does information about problems and known errors contribute to ‘incident management’?

A

It enables quick and efficient diagnosis of incidents

45
Q

Which practice owns and manages issues, queries and requests from users?

A

Service desk

46
Q

What defines the requirements for a service and takes responsibility for the outcomes of service
consumption?

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A customer

47
Q

Which stakeholders co-create value in a service relationship?

A

Consumer and provider

48
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Which describes normal changes?

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Changes that need to be scheduled and assessed following a process

49
Q

What is the expected outcome from using a service value chain?

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Value realization

50
Q

Which statement about outcomes is CORRECT?

A

Service providers help service consumers achieve outcomes

51
Q

Which skill is an essential part of the ‘service level management’ practice?

A

Listening

52
Q

What are the three phases of ‘problem management’?

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Problem identification, problem control, error control

53
Q

Which is a purpose of the ‘engage’ value chain activity?

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Providing transparency and good relationships

54
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The purpose of the service configuration management practice is to ensure that accurate and reliable information about the configuration of services, and the [?] that support them, is available when and where it is needed.

A

CIs

55
Q

What is described by the service value system?

A

How all the components and activities of the organization work together as a system to enable
value creation

56
Q

Which practice requires that staff demonstrate excellent customer service skills, such as empathy and emotional intelligence?

A

Service desk

57
Q

What is defined as any component that needs to be managed in order to deliver an IT service?

A

A configuration item (CI)

58
Q

Which guiding principle recommends using the minimum number of steps necessary to achieve an
objective?

A

Keep it simple and practical

59
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TWO statements about the ‘service request management’ practice are CORRECT?

A
  1. Service requests are part of normal service delivery

2. Complaints can be handled as service requests

60
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What is an IT asset?

A

Any financially valuable component that can contribute to delivery of an IT product or service

61
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Which dimension includes a workflow management system?

A

Value streams and processes

62
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A service is a means of enabling value co-creation by facilitating outcomes that customers want to
achieve, without the customer having to manage specific [?] and risks.

A

costs

63
Q

Which of these should be logged and managed as a problem?

A

Trend analysis shows a large number of similar incidents

64
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In which TWO situations should the ITIL guiding principles be considered?

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  1. In every initiative

2. In relationships with all stakeholders

65
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Which guiding principle recommends coordinating all dimensions of service management?

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Think and work holistically

66
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What is the purpose of the ‘relationship management’ practice?

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To establish and nurture the links between the organization and its stakeholders

67
Q

How should the workflow for a new service request be designed?

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Leverage existing workflows whenever possible

68
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What is the purpose of the ‘information security management1 practice?

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To protect the information needed by the organization to conduct its business

69
Q

The use of [?] should support, not replace what is observed, when using the ‘start where you are1
guiding principle.

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measurement

70
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How should automation be implemented?

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By replacing human intervention wherever possible

71
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Which activity is part of the ‘continual improvement’ practice?

A

Identifying and logging opportunities

72
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Which competencies are required by the ‘service level management’ practice?

A

Business analysis and commercial management

73
Q

Which practice uses techniques such as SWOT analysis, balanced scorecard reviews, and maturity
assessments?

A

Continual improvement

74
Q

Which statement about costs is CORRECT?

A

Costs removed from the consumer are part of the value proposition

75
Q

What is typically needed to assign complex incidents to support groups?

A

The incident category

76
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Which practice has a purpose that includes aligning the organization’s practices and services with changing business needs?

A

Continual improvement

77
Q

A major incident has been closed, but there is a risk that it might happen again. How should this be
logged and managed?

A

As a problem

78
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What should be done to determine the appropriate metrics for measuring a new service?

A

Using operational data to provide detailed service reports

79
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Which dimension includes activities and workflows?

A

Value streams and processes

80
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What should be used to set user expectations for request fulfillment times?

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The time needed to realistically deliver the service